Group: Raywood Farm Advance Group | Australian Soil Classification: Hypocalcic, Mesonatric, Red SODOSOL |
Northcote Factual Key:Dr 2.13 | Great Soil Group: red-brown earth |
General Landscape Description: Old alluvial plain. Original vegetation included Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora), Grey box (E. microcarpa) and Buloke (Casuarina luehmannii). |
LP86 Landscape |
A1 | 0-6 cm | Strong brown (7.5YR4/6); light fine sandy clay loam; hardsetting surface condition; moderate fine blocky structure; pH 6.5; abrupt change to: | LP86 Profile |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 6-15 cm | Yellowish red (5YR4/6); medium heavy clay; moderate medium blocky, breaking down to strong very fine polyhedral structure (with smooth faced peds); very strong consistence dry; pH 7.6; clear change to: | |
B22 | 15-35 cm | Reddish brown (5YR4/4); medium heavy clay; coarse blocky, breaking down to fine polyhedral structure (with smooth faced peds); very strong consistence dry; pH 8.5; clear change to: | |
B31 | 35-60 cm | Strong brown (7.5YR4/6); medium clay; moderate fine polyhedral structure (rough faced peds); contains very few (2%) carbonate nodules in patches; pH 9.2; very strong consistence dry; clear change to: | |
B32 | 60-85 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4) and strong brown (7.5YR4/6); light medium clay; moderate coarse polyhedral, breaking down to moderate fine polyhedral structure (rough faced peds); pH 9.1; very strong consistence dry; clear change to: | |
B33 | 85-100 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6); fine sandy light clay; contains many dark flecks (manganese); pH 9.2; gradual change to: | |
B34 | 100+ cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/5); fine sandy light clay; pH 9.0. |
pH | Salinity Rating | |||
Surface (A1 horizon) | slightly acid | very low | sodic | slight-moderate1 |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | slightly alkaline | very low | sodic | strong |
Deeper subsoil (at 1 m) | strongly alkaline | low-medium | strongly sodic | strong |
1 Complete dispersion with remoulding. |
Horizon | Horizon Depth | pH (water) | pH CaCl2 | EC 1:5 | NaCl | Exchangeable Cations | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||
A1 | 0-6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 0.07 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
B21 | 6-15 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 0.17 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | |
B22 | 15-35 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.7 | 2.5 | |
B31 | 35-60 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 0.49 | <0.05 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
B32 | 60-85 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 0.67 | 0.05 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
B33 | 85-100 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 0.59 | 0.05 | 4.8 | 11 | 1.2 | 5 |
B34 | 100+ | 9 | 8.3 | 0.72 | <0.05 | 5.4 | 15 | 1.5 | 7.2 |
Horizon | Horizon Depth | Ex Al mg/kg | Ex Ac meq/100g | Field pF2.5 | Wilting Point pF4.2 | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0mm) | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2mm) | Silt (0.002-0.02mm) | Clay (<0.002mm) |
A1 | 0-6 | 24.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 43 | 34 | 20 | ||
B21 | 6-15 | 29.2 | 17.1 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 53 | ||
B22 | 15-35 | 30.2 | 16.9 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 48 | ||
B31 | 35-60 | 31.1 | 17.1 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 37 | ||
B32 | 60-85 | ||||||||
B33 | 85-100 | ||||||||
B34 | 100+ |